Ben Bate
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The Hidden Costs of Minimalism in Design
Minimalism is a trend that has largely defined the best part of the last decade. Its rise to prominence came as a reaction to the abundance of heavy styling which preceded it. It offered a simpler and cleaner design direction for websites and interfaces. Web and app designs became less complex in terms of styling, speeding up development time and resulting in digital products that loaded… → Read More
Inspiring Examples of Designer Workspaces
Designer workspaces are an ever-popular source of inspiration. Creatives often enjoy looking at the computer and equipment a designer uses, their often-minimalist desk and furniture, or even the prints or art they have on their wall. There’s plenty to be … → Read More
10 Beautiful Colorful Logo Designs
Colors play such a huge part in branding and logo design. They have the power to evoke emotion, attract attention, and present a recognizable brand to the world. Almost every prominent logo design incorporates some element of color that is … → Read More
From Fireworks to Framer: Is Software Choice Good For Design?
With a huge variety of software options available, the industry is fragmenting and collaboration is becoming increasingly hard for freelancers. → Read More
Should You Follow Design Trends?
Trends often do little to push design forward or improve user experience → Read More
Achieving Simplicity Beyond Complexity in Design
Taking the complex and developing a system that appears simple, without reducing the core functionality of the site. → Read More
10 Creative Website Navigation Designs
While most websites use similar navigation structures and placements, there are small proportions that break free of the traditional layouts. These websites often do so to present a unique design, while also to experiment with alternate and often improved solutions. … → Read More
How to Make Design Stand out Without Sacrificing the User Experience
Designers are fighting to stand out in a crowded industry, often at the expense of the user experience. Here's why that's bad, and how to avoid it. → Read More
Examples of Print-Inspired Website Designs
Web design has always drawn inspiration from print. Whether it’s content layouts, typography, or image placement, print is always a worthy point of reference given its longevity. Websites today continue to be inspired by print design, with many shifting to … → Read More
Why The Hamburger Menu Should Disappear For Good
The hamburger menu was initially introduced as a means to obscure secondary navigation items in an effort to maintain a cleaner and more focused web or → Read More
Examples of Unorthodox Mobile App Designs
Mobile apps should generally follow the same format and guidelines. Whether it’s Material Design or iOS Human Interface Guidelines, pushing designers to follow a design system ensures consistency across an entire operating system. This makes it easier for the end … → Read More
How Dark UX Patterns Target The Most Vulnerable
Dark UX patterns help companies maximize profits, but at the expense of the most vulnerable, and by damaging the web for everyone. → Read More
Stop With the Fake Minimalism
People keep saying minimalism has gone too far. But, a lot of what they're referring to is what we term, "fake minimalism". → Read More
Beautiful Implementations of Material Design in Mobile Apps
We take a look at some amazing implementations of Material Design in mobile app design and break down some of the key elements of each. → Read More
Effective Navigation Examples in Mobile App Design
Whether it uses a hamburger, a tab bar, a toggle or a switcher, the most effective examples are apps that implement what is best for their users. → Read More
The Five Icon Design Trends to Look out for This Year
We take a look at the five most currently exciting icon trends in user interface design that seem set to continue throughout 2017. → Read More
The Subtle Typography Trend Changes in Mobile App Design
We take a look at some subtle examples of typography in mobile app design that have been implemented highly effectively recently. → Read More
Should the Web Have a Universal Design System?
The web is a diverse platform, but that diversity impacts usability and user experience. We explore the case for an open source design system for the entire web → Read More
10 Beautiful Website Login Pages for Inspiration
Login pages will always be an integral component of the modern web. The way we interact with them may well change in the future as new technologies like Touch ID or facial recognition make their way to the web. But … → Read More
Creative Examples of 404 Web Page Designs
Despite search engines getting better at indexing websites, and sites paying extra attention to broken links through dedicated plugins and services, 404 pages are still an integral part of the modern web. As hard as companies and sites try to … → Read More